Day 1, where to start?

[Watermom]

Using the dry acid should be ok. Not sure how long the chlorine will last ............ but you'll soon find out! Being covered will make a difference I'm sure.

[sturev]

Ok, I got my Taylor test kit and here are my first numbers:

FC = 3
TC = 3
CC = 0
PH = 7.6
TA = 120
CH = 100
CYA can't tell... I filled it full and could still see black dot (water was barley cloudy)
Temp = 85

Not sure what (if anything) I need to do...? This pool is covered 23x7, so?

PS, water is crystal clear...

[aylad]

Looks to me like you need to go swimming!!

BTW, love the avatar....

Janet

[sturev]

FC = 1.5
TC = 1.5
CC = 0
PH = 7.6
TA = 130
CYA can't tell still... BUT, I just realized that I received the wrong test kit from In The Swim... They sent me the K2005 kit, not the K2006, and of course their customer care dept isn't open today so I have to call from work on Monday.

So until I get the correct kit, I guess I only have two questions...
Should I be concerned that I lost 1.5ppm FC & TC and my TA went up 10ppm and now it's getting outside the upper limits...???

[aylad]

I wouldn't worry about the TA for now--but I would go ahead and bump your Cl up to 3 ppm just to be safe. In my pool, 1.5 ppm Cl loss is negligible, but I don't know the average daily loss in a covered pool. If that's a much bigger chlorine loss than usual for you, you may need to shock it, but your CC is at 0, so I would just keep an eye on it. If the water starts smelling like chlorine, or if your CCs go up, or the water gets cloudy, then shock.

Janet